J.L.P. Winter Sale

Winter can be pretty depressing when there is no snow falling, and can even be with snow falling! A J Lounsbury Photography image can be just the thing to make your house, office, or any other place a little bit more cheery! Throughout the month of February, if you buy one print, whether it be framed, matted, or just the print, you will receive a free 2012 shorebird calendar as well. You can view the print prices by clicking here. Drop me an e-mail at joey@jlounsburyphoto.com if you are interested in taking advantage of this great deal! All of the prints that appear on this blog, with the exception of the Whalers prints, are available for purchase.

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Always a Joy….

… to have the camera in the hand, especially when it is 55 degrees! Just a simple click of the incredible cloud formations we had today. Enjoy the rest of the warm days we have ahead of us!

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PocketWizard Plus III Transceiver

PocketWizard just released the new Plus III Transceiver, and man does it look like a valuable tool! It sells for $139, which in my opinion is a very reasonable price for what it does. This tool is a triggering unit, which means it can operate a remote camera or fire off-camera flashes. So would this be a valuable tool for me? It probably would. The ability to have a remote camera at sporting events would certainly be very cool. It is certainly a tool that I could see working for me!

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Ready for Spring?

Are you ready for spring yet? I know I am! I’m beginning to go through my old shorebird files and see what worked and what didn’t work last year. My first visit to the shore was on April 3rd, and it was one of my best outings of the year.

So what went wrong you may be asking? The one mistake I made was shooting at f/11. I should have been somewhere around f/5.6-f/8 depending on the subject distance. These apertures would have produced a cleaner background, which really would have helped the Piping Plover image. Now, both of these images were not processed before, and were introduced to CS5 for the first time today. I really like how both of them turned out! I can’t wait until the shorebirds return! You know where I will be when it happens!

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Zeroing In

One thing that always gets landscape photographers is whether to shoot wide or go in close.  It’s most tempting to shoot wide with a wide angle lens on, but it is sometimes more pleasing to go in closer and exclude some of the elements of the frame. I always struggle with this in my waterfall/stream photography. One of my favorite streams to shoot is on Long Ridge Rd. in Danbury, CT. The water flows down a very steep and lengthily hill. There are shots at every bend, but I like to look for those small nooks and crannies that makes those intimate landscape images. Next time you are shooting landscapes, look for the small details to make into a big photograph!

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Facial Expressions

Sport photography is all about facial expressions. Without them, the images fall flat. Professional hockey makes it a lot easier to capture these expressions than junior hockey, as they don’t wear full face masks. Just another thing that makes the images a bit better.

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Fever for the New

In the market of photography, there are new products released everyday. Some may be bigger than others, such as cameras and lenses. It can be hard not to want the newest and greatest things. I would love to purchase a Nikon D4, but the business isn’t that good, and therefore isn’t a practical thing. I recently purchased a Gitzo 3541 LS Systematic Carbon Fiber tripod for the dirt cheap price of $600. The tripod regularly sold for $900, so I knew it was soon going to be replaced. Sure enough, Gitzo has come out with a new line of Systematic Tripods. The replacement to my tripod is the 3542 LS. It will sell for $950. Now are the improvements enough to make me want to sell my still brand new 3541 and go for the 3542? No. The only big difference I see is the addition of the Ocean Lock G-Lock that is supposed to reduce the amount of water and grime that enters the tripod tubes. This is a nice feature that saves time in the cleaning process, but isn’t a huge new feature. There are some other small things, plus the fact that it looks a lot cooler, but I will be sticking with my existing tripod. Before you pre-order that new product, take the time to read the specs and see if it will really benefit your photography.

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How Do You Like the New Gallery?

You can view the new gallery by clicking here.

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LensCoat LegCoat Wraps

I just received the LensCoat LegCoat Wraps from UPS today. Upon first inspection, I was very happy with how they look and perform. The pads are not very bulky, but very padded and comfortable. The legs don’t get splayed out when they are attached to the legs, which is another thing I like. So why would I buy these $50 foam pads? Well, it will protect the finish on the tripod, which will keep the tripod looking good, it provides a thermal barrier between your hands and the leg when it is cold, and finally, it is padded nicely so it can rest comfortably on my shoulder. Overall, a very nice piece of gear.

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2 Games, 2 Wins

The Danbury Whalers won both of their games this weekend. Neither of the teams they faced were very good, but the team played very well. I was able to get some very good shots, with my favorite being of Greg Holt #19. He always has the best facial expressions and is always in the action.

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Check Out the New Gallery!

The new gallery on the main website is up and running! A lot of hard work has been devoted to this by both my Dad and myself. My Dad worked on the gallery programming end of it and I worked on gathering the images. You check it out by clicking here. If you would like to purchase a print from the gallery, please e-mail me at joey@jlounsburyphoto.com.

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